'''Apostasy''' is the rejection of [[Christ]] and His saving power after [[baptism]]. An '''apostate''' is a person who has entered into apostasy.

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'''Apostasy''', Greek: ἀποστασία - (rebellion, abandonment, state of apostasy, defection) , in Orthodox Christianity is the rejection of [[Christ]] and His saving power after [[baptism]], a falling away. An '''apostate''' is a person who has entered into apostasy, that is, has abandoned the Church.

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The Greek noun ''apostasia'' is found twice in the [[New Testament]], (Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3).

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Heresy]]

*[[Heresy]]

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==External link==

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*[[Wikipedia: Apostasy]]

[[Category:Church Life]]

[[Category:Church Life]]

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[[Category:Heresies]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, September 4, 2012

Apostasy, Greek: ἀποστασία - (rebellion, abandonment, state of apostasy, defection) , in Orthodox Christianity is the rejection of Christ and His saving power after baptism, a falling away. An apostate is a person who has entered into apostasy, that is, has abandoned the Church.

The Greek noun apostasia is found twice in the New Testament, (Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3).